The Purdue Northwest volleyball team competed in the Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover over the past weekend playing in three matches. They fell to #24 Walsh on Friday morning, 3-1, then #25 Rockhurst on Friday night, 3-0 and dropped their last game against Maryville on Saturday morning, 3-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (9-11,4-5)
- Location: Hammond Sportsplex - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 50
Game 1 vs. #24 Walsh
Inside The Numbers
- (21-25,25-21,22-25,18-25)
- Freshman Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the Pride with 17 kills.
- Senior Lauren Sanders (Indianapolis, Ind./Avon HS) added 12 kills and seven digs during the contest.
- Sophomore Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) dished out a team-high 22 assists and tallied 11 digs.
- Junior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) chipped in 12 assists during the game.
- Sophomore Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led Purdue Northwest defensively with 17 digs.
- Keanna Avery led Walsh with a game-best 23 kills.
- Aaliyah Couch handed out a game-high 49 assists to lead the Cavaliers.
- Arora Levengood led Walsh with a game-high 32 digs.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest finished the match with 44 kills, 41 assists, 63 digs, eight service aces, and six blocks.
- Walsh ended the contest with 61 kills, 56 assists, 87 digs, four service aces, and nine blocks.
Game 2 vs. #25 Rockhurst
Inside The Numbers
- (22-25,17-25,23-25)
- Sophomore Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Pride with ten kills.
- Sanders added eight kills during the contest.
- Gronkiewicz dished out a team-high 17 assists and tallied seven digs.
- Thomsen led Purdue Northwest defensively with 17 digs.
- Sydney Raszler led Rockhurst with a game-best 11 kills.
- Sarah Montague handed out a game-high 19 assists to lead the Hawks.
- Maureen Reilly led Rockhurst with a game-high 21 digs.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest finished the game with 31 kills, 29 assists, 50 digs, 11 service aces, and three blocks.
- Rockhurst ended the match with 44 kills, 37 assists, 60 digs, five service aces, and six blocks.
Game 3Â vs. Maryville
Inside The Numbers
- (21-25,25-22,13-25,24-26)
- Cottrell led the Pride once again in kills with 13.
- Gronkiewicz handed out a team-high 25 assists and grabbed 15 digs.
- Thomsen led Purdue Northwest defensively with a game-high 20 digs.
- Ella Brinkmann led Maryville with a game-best 19 kills.
- Abbie Schnell dished out a game-high 24 assists to lead the Saints.
- Taylor Hasbrook led Maryville with a 18  digs.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest ended the contest with 49 kills, 45 assists, 57 digs, seven service aces, and 12 blocks.
- Maryville finished the contest with 58 kills, 53 assists, 72 digs, five service aces, and six blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride next hit the road when they travel to Big Rapids, Mich. to take on #19Â Ferris State in GLIAC play on Friday, October 20. Game time is slated for 5:00 p.m. CT.
